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Larvicidal Activity of Essential Oils of Five Apiaceae Taxa and Some of Their Main Constituents Against Culex quinquefasciatus.

2018

Apiaceae are aromatic herbs producing essential oils which are used on an industrial scale for various purposes. Notably, Apiaceae essential oils may replace synthetic insecticides keeping most of their efficacy and avoiding environmental pollution and human poisoning. In the present work, we explored the insecticidal potential of the essential oils from five Apiaceae taxa, namely Sison amomum, Echinophora spinosa, Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium, Heracleum sphondylium subsp. ternatum, and Trachyspemum ammi, as well as their major constituents (sabinene, p-cymene, terpinolene, myristicin, and thymol), against the filariasis vector Culex quinquefasciatus. For the purpose, the essent…

0106 biological scienceslarvicidal activityInsecticides[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]VolatileEnvironmental pollution01 natural sciencesBiochemistrychemistry.chemical_compoundThymolInsecticideTraditional medicinebiologyCulex quinquefasciatusAmmiGeneral Medicineselected main constituentMyristicinCulexLarvaEchinophoraMolecular MedicineDrugcomic_books.characterSabineneBioengineeringessential oilDose-Response RelationshipStructure-Activity RelationshipCulex quinquefasciatuselected main constituentsOils VolatileAnimalsMolecular Biologyessential oilsApiaceaeDose-Response Relationship Drug010405 organic chemistryHeracleum sphondyliumAnimalGeneral Chemistrybiology.organism_classification0104 chemical sciencesFive Apiaceae taxachemistry13. Climate actioncomic_booksOils010606 plant biology & botanyCulex quinquefasciatus; essential oils; Five Apiaceae taxa; larvicidal activity; selected main constituents; Animals; Apiaceae; Culex; Dose-Response Relationship Drug; Insecticides; Larva; Oils Volatile; Structure-Activity RelationshipApiaceaeChemistrybiodiversity
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